David Buttolph

James David Buttolph Jr. (August 3, 1902 – January 1, 1983) was an American film composer who scored over 300 movies in his career.

Life and career Born in New York City, Buttolph showed musical talent at an early age, and eventually studied music formally. After earning a music degree, Buttolph moved to Europe in 1923 starring James Garner with the same music appearing in his score of The Lone Ranger (1956). He continued to compose music for television, many of which were westerns, until his retirement in 1963.

TV and filmography

The New Maverick (1978) (TV) (theme song) The Man from Galveston (1963) PT 109 (1963) The Virginian (1962) TV Series Guns of the Timberland (1960) The Alaskans (1959) TV Series The Horse Soldiers (1959) Laramie (1959) TV Series Westbound (1959) 77 Sunset Strip (1958) TV Series Onionhead (1958) The Deep Six (1958) Shirley Temple's Storybook (1958) TV Series Maverick (1957) TV Series (theme) Wagon Train (1957) TV Series The D.I. (1957) The Big Land (1957) Conflict (1956) TV Series (also theme) Noah's Ark (1956) TV Series The Burning Hills (1956) The Lone Ranger (1956) A Cry in the Night (1956) Santiago (1956) The Steel Jungle (1956) I Died a Thousand Times (1955) Jump Into Hell (1955) Kings Row (1955) TV Series The Adventures of Long John Silver (1955) TV Series Secret of the Incas (1954) Riding Shotgun (1954) Phantom of the Rue Morgue (1954) The Bounty Hunter (1954) Crime Wave (1954) Thunder Over the Plains (1953) The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms (1953) South Sea Woman (1953) The System (1953) House of Wax (1953) The Man Behind the Gun (1953) My Man and I (1952) The Winning Team (1952) Carson City (1952) Talk About a Stranger (1952) This Woman Is Dangerous (1952) Lone Star (1952) Submarine Command (1951) Fighting Coast Guard (1951) The Enforcer (1951) Ten Tall Men (1951) Along the Great Divide (1951) Chain Lightning (1950) Montana (1950) Pretty Baby (1950) The Daughter of Rosie O'Grady (1950) Three Secrets (1950) Return of the Frontiersman (1950) Roseanna McCoy (1949) Look for the Silver Lining (1949) Story of Seabiscuit (1949) The Girl from Jones Beach (1949) One Sunday Afternoon (1949) John Loves Mary (1949) One Last Fling (1949) Colorado Territory (1949) June Bride (1948) Smart Girls Don't Talk (1948) To the Victor (1948) Kiss of Death (1947) The Foxes of Harrow (1947) Moss Rose (1947) Boomerang (1947) The Brasher Doubloon (1947) 13 Rue Madeleine (1946) Home Sweet Homicide (1946) It Shouldn't Happen to a Dog (1946) Somewhere in the Night (1946) Strange Triangle (1946) Johnny Comes Flying Home (1946) Shock (1946) The Spider (1945) The House on 92nd Street (1945) Within These Walls (1945) The Caribbean Mystery (1945) Junior Miss (1945) Nob Hill (1945) The Bullfighters (1945) Circumstantial Evidence (1945) The Big Noise (1944) Buffalo Bill (1944) Guadalcanal Diary (1943) Corvette K-225 (1943) Bomber's Moon (1943) Crash Dive (1943) Immortal Sergeant (1943) Thunder Birds (1942) Street of Chance (1942) Wake Island (1942) In Old California (1942) Moontide (1942) This Gun for Hire (1942) My Favorite Blonde (1942) Lady for a Night (1942) Bahama Passage (1941) Swamp Water (1941) Tobacco Road (1941) Star Dust (1940) Barricade (1939)